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TURKEY SOLD $367.9 BILLION IN PRODUCTS, A MAJORITY LOW-TECH, IN 2017
Turkish businesses sold industrial products - domestic or abroad - worth TRY 1.34 trillion ($367.9 billion) in 2017, official data revealed on December 24.
In 2016, the figure was TRY 1.04 trillion ($344.8 billion) while it was TRY 956.5 million ($351.6 billion) in 2015, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) said.
Meanwhile, the value of total production - regardless of products sold - kept as stocks or further processed was TRY 1.5 trillion ($410.1 billion) in Turkey in 2017. Food products took the biggest share.
Last year, manufacturing of food products took the biggest share in total sold production at 13.8 percent. Basic metal products (12.2 percent), manufacturing of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (10.1 percent) and textiles (8.1 percent) followed.
In 2017, 1.55 million automobiles and 191 million tonnes of ready-mixed concrete were produced in the country, according to official figures.
In Turkey, over 743,500 tonnes of margarine and similar edible fats and 8.8 million domestic refrigerators and freezers were also manufactured in 2017.
Low-tech products dominate
Among all products, the share of high-tech was
3.2 percent in 2017 while medium-high-tech was 26 percent. Low-tech products took 36 percent and medium-low products accounted for 34.8 percent.
“Industrial products were classified by main industrial groupings. Intermediate goods were 46.7 percent, consumer non-durables were 24.1 percent and energy were five percent as a share of 2017 total sold production,” according to TurkStat.
“Annual industrial production (Prodcom) statistics show the value and volume of goods and a small number of industrial services produced by industrial sectors (manufacturing industry and mining and quarrying) in Turkey on an annual basis.”
TurkStat will release the next relevant bulletin, which will cover 2018, in December 2019.


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Prepare to enter the Spider-Verse again next year, with the release of Sony’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the follow-up to the hit 2018 movie. Once again, the Air Jordan 1 High will accompany the film in another Chicago-inspired look.
2018’s release of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is widely regarded as one of, if not the best Spider-Man movie ever made. Telling the story of how Miles Morales got his powers and learned to use them, the movie is also famous in the sneaker world for having its protagonist rock the Air Jordan 1 High, which is also regarded as one of the greatest shoes of all time. Featuring a reimagined version of the classic ‘Chicago’ color scheme, pairs of the exclusive release are still immensely hard to come by. Luckily, another AJ1 release is now rumored to accompany the release of the sequel movie, Across the Spider-Verse, when it releases next Summer.
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Marvel’s next release of a Spider-Man-themed Air Jordan 1 High is rumored to accompany the release of the upcoming animated movie, which releases in June 2023. Following up on their Miles Morales ‘Origin Story’ release from 2018, this pair is expected to feature a similar ‘Chicago’ color scheme, in a red, black, and white palette. Stay tuned to JustFreshKicks for further updates regarding this release.
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UPDATE 1/7/23: More in-hand images of the ‘Spider-Verse’ Air Jordan 1 have emerged this week, giving us another look at the details of the various materials used across the shoe. Still expected to release on May 20th, this wild new look is expected to come with a price tag of $200, and will likely have a unique release method given their relation to the ‘Chicago’ AJ1 look and as a movie promo item.
UPDATE 12/22/22: Private Selection has shared images of another early pair of the next ‘Spider-Verse’ Air Jordan 1, giving us a clean look at the various materials and prints used throughout the shoe .
UPDATE 12/6/22: More detailed images of the Spider-Verse Air Jordan 1 have emerged today, giving us a better look at the patchwork of materials used to construct the Chicago-inspired colorway. Set over a white leather base, red panels in leather, suede, patent leather, and several printed pieces are joined together to create the rest of the silhouette.
UPDATE 12/5/22: The rumored Air Jordan 1 for ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ appears to be real, a new images of the shoe surfaced online this past weekend. Showing off a patchwork collection of materials and prints, the shoes are likely echoing some of the various art styles we will see used in the movie, some of which were seen in the teaser footage shown early this year. The pair is currently expected to release on May 20th, 2023, shortly before the movie opens in June.

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RICHMOND, Va. -- With the pandemic taking a toll on small businesses that depend on fairs and vendor markets to sell products, two small-business owners came up with an idea for a new type of market that highlights marginalized businesses while staying COVID-friendly.
The Safe Space Market is taking place every Friday at Lakeside Farmer's Market on the Northside.
The concept of a vendor market is familiar, but there are some unique rules to keep vendors and shoppers safe.
Only one shopper at a time is allowed per table, masks are required at the outside venue and fewer vendors are on hand explaining their products to make more room for shoppers.
Andy Waller, the owner of Dayum This Is My Jam, hopes this experience encourages people to come out and shop.
"With folks having a hard time, especially those that maybe have underlying health concerns or that are apprehensive to go inside of a building or go inside of a store that maybe isn't following all the rules of everything that exists right now, for safety measures, maybe they'll feel a little bit more comfortable or empowered to come to our market," Waller said.
The market is not only a COVID safe space, it's a safe space for everyone, particularly marginalized people and businesses.
All of the vendors are local and BIPOC or LGBTQ+.
Taylor Thompson, the owner of River City Selections, co-founded the market.
"We definitely felt like there wasn't a space or a market that was representative of the wider diverse community in Richmond, and so we wanted to create a space that's representative of all folks that is safe for people to come as they are," she said.
Waller said business has been tough since the pandemic started.
"We really have had to get inventive and try all these new ways and really shift and stay in the public eye or to stay relevant or just you know get people to still support us," they said.
Waller and Thompson know an outdoor market in February is a hard sell, but a successful kickstarter funded heaters and other supplies to get the market going.
"This is another way for me to give back and to again shine a light on so many businesses that do deserve that attention," Thompson said.
You can check out the Safe Space Market next Friday from 4 p.m to 7 p.m at the Lakeside Farmer's Market on the Northside.
In the event of inclement weather, the market will be virtual.


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HAARLEM, Netherlands & MUNICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dutch games marketing firm iQU and Munich-based games analytics firm HoneyTracks announced today that they have reached an agreement for iQU to acquire HoneyTracks for an undisclosed sum. iQU’s acquisition of HoneyTracks reinforces its commitment to provide game developers and publishers with a complete package of real-time solutions across the entire acquisition, retention and monetization (ARM) funnel. The fusion of both companies will create the games industry’s most powerful performance marketing and real time analytics solution. The company will now be able to provide an understanding of how each key component within a game is performing across all channels and, by definition, having a direct positive impact on clients’ marketing ROI and portfolio value.
Since its founding 3 years ago, iQU has been focused on helping game developers and publishers increase the monetary value of their games focusing on effective player acquisition. Currently the iQU platform handles more than 250 games and helps its clients to interact with more than 70 million gamers per month. Since iQU’s founding the company has delivered more than 1 billion US dollars of revenues for its clients.
HoneyTracks has built the most comprehensive, SaaS-based, big-data analytics solutions package for games across iOS, Android, Windows Mobile, social, browser and PC/Mac client-based titles. Their cloud platform with advanced user event sensors tracks the player’s entire journey, efficiently processing massive amounts of in-game and external data to provide over 100 actionable metrics in real-time, enabling developers to optimize monetization and profitability of games.
By joining forces, iQU and HoneyTracks will now have the sales and marketing organisation to increase penetration within the developer community, the ability to provide additional services to help developers understand their analytics, and the resources to aggressively scale up software development to speed up the delivery of new products.
Reinout te Brake, iQU’s Founder, said: “The total games market is estimated to be approximately $70-80 billion annually and growing rapidly. There are hundreds of thousands of active game developers and so the competition for the right players is intense. With the HoneyTracks acquisition our clients will now have the ability to view the performance of all their acquisition channels, tweak game mechanics based on deep analytics, launch targeted cross-channel marketing campaigns, and can assess results immediately.”


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Lil’ Baby Set To Team Up With Owner Of Atlanta Restaurants To Employ 100 People
Rapper, Lil’ Baby, announced today that he will team up with Lemont Bradley, owner of Auto Spa Bistro, Clutch Restaurant and Eco Car Spa to give out 100 jobs to people under the age of 21 throughout the city of Atlanta.
Both the rapper and restauranteur have been friends for several years and waited for the right time to collaborate on a project — one that will impact the local Metro-Atlanta area in a substantial way.
“We are looking to give out 100 jobs to teenagers and young adults in the metro-Atlanta,” says both parties.
“With the crime rate surrounding scams, robbery and even murder being so high, we are looking to provide a positive outlet and revenue stream to those who are looking for an income.”
Entrepreneur, Lemont Bradley, who owns celebrity-famed car wash and eatery, Auto Spa Bistro along with its more environmentally-friendly counterpart, Eco Car Spa, recently opened Clutch Restaurant last week. The newly opened restaurant is looking for bartenders, bar backs, waiters, line cooks, dishwashers and more. Meanwhile, they are looking for car washers, car tinters and more for the car wash and eateries.
“We are so excited about this initiative,” says both Lil’ Baby and Bradley.
“Of course, we are looking forward to helping boost the city’s economy but we are really focused on lowering the city’s crime rate.”
Clutch Restaurant is also looking to promoters for themed-nights for every day of the week.
Both Lil’ Baby and Bradley also plan to open a lawn care business this fall and they are looking to continue the hiring initiative with the opening.
To express interest or apply for jobs, please call or direct message each company through Instagram.
The Clutch – @theclutchatl
Phone Number: 404-228-3385
Auto Spa Bistro – @autospabistro
Phone Number: 678-974-8187
Eco Car Spa – @theecocarspa
Phone Number: 470-225-1106
For more information, please visit:
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The streak ends at age 35.
I’ve been driving for how long and I’ve never had a ticket. Until last Saturday.
I was not accelerating. I didn’t run a red light or drive through a stop sign. I didn’t do any of the usual things people get ticketed for. What I failed to do was pull over and change lanes in time to give further clearance to a police cruiser and another vehicle stopped in the recovery lane. From my point of view, I didn’t feel like I had enough time to move safely through time, but that’s what it is.
It’s now week 1 of a new safe driving sequence.
Moving on (or more) to this week’s supply chain and logistics news:
Back in January 2019, in a guest comment titled “Excess inventory? No problem. Got trailers in the yard,” Matt Yearling (former CEO of PINC, now part of Kaleris) wrote the following:
“Just as your neighbors use on-demand portable storage to store household items during move-ins, moves, or home improvement projects, yard truck trailers are increasingly being used to store goods as as mobile warehouses.”
Yes, history keeps repeating itself.
As Liz Young reported in The Wall Street Journal this week, “Companies that are overflowing with inventory and running out of warehouse space are increasingly turning to ad hoc arrangements that include storing goods in parking lots. and on truck trailers as they face a continued disconnect between supply and demand.”
However, by trying to solve one problem, you create other problems. As Young points out, “Shipping experts say the practice of keeping goods on transport equipment adds to greater strains in already strained supply chains, as it ties up shipping containers, trailers trucks and truck frames needed to keep goods moving, making it harder for trucking companies and ocean carriers to get the equipment they need to the right place at the right time.
There is the additional issue that many companies lack fleet management capabilities, including not having detailed visibility into the inventory of these trailers. As Yearling wrote:
“Few would argue with the level of flexibility that mobile trailers offer businesses that need more space, but with this emerging storage option comes new demands and challenges for the businesses that use it. Within the supply chain, for example, knowing what stock is available at any given time, quickly finding where the stock is, and then linking that data to transportation and delivery is an ongoing challenge.
I echoed this point last May in “Why Implement a Yard Management System?” » :
Historically, site management has been the weakest link in the end-to-end supply chain, with many companies still relying on clipboards or low-tech solutions to manage their operations. As a result, they incur significant costs in the form of unproductive labor, higher demurrage and detention costs, lost or misplaced trailers, product spoilage, and excess inventory (among other cost factors) . They also fail to meet customer expectations for service, visibility and responsiveness, which limits their ability to differentiate and compete on customer experience.
Simply put, using truck trailers as temporary mobile warehouses is a strategy worth considering, but you need to understand the wider implications – and if you don’t have good yard management skills, all you’re really doing is playing whack-a-mole.
For related commentary, please read “Site Management: The Biggest Limiting Factor in Supply Chains”.
Whether due to a tight labor supply or a need to scale operations profitably, companies and logistics service providers will almost certainly continue to implement robots. and other types of warehouse automation technologies in the coming years.
I wrote this in January 2022 in “Robots In The Warehouse: A Question Of When”.
The latest example of this trend: GEODIS and Locus Robotics announced this week “a new expansion agreement to deploy a total of 1,000 LocusBots across GEODIS’ global warehouses over the next 24 months. This represents one of the largest AMRs in the industry [autonomous mobile robots] transactions to date. Here are some excerpts from the press release:
GEODIS has currently deployed AMR Locus at 14 sites around the world, serving a wide range of retail and consumer brands, including warehouses in the United States and Europe. The agreement will significantly expand this footprint as new sites are rolled out.
“As we continue to address industry-wide challenges such as soaring e-commerce demand and workforce constraints, it is critical that we remain committed to implementing the most innovative and efficient robotic automation solutions available in our warehouses to enable us to better serve our customers,” said Eric Douglas, Executive Vice President Technology and Engineering at GEODIS Americas. Locus bots has proven to be effective and reliable at each of our sites, allowing us to easily scale performance while providing a safe and smart working environment for our teammates.This new expansion agreement reinforces our clear and continued commitment to cutting-edge technology to meet our exploding customer volumes globally.
I will repeat what I said in January: the question for most companies is not whether to implement robotic technologies in the warehouse, but when.
And with that, have a nice weekend!
Song of the Week: “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” by Arcade Fire


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During the past two years, ground-breaking research has been converted into promising start-ups by inviting experienced entrepreneurs to be mentors at the labs at the universities.
Open Entrepreneurship – a collaborative initiative established in 2017 by four universities has proven a huge success.
During the past two years, ground-breaking research has been converted into promising start-ups by inviting experienced entrepreneurs to be mentors at the labs at the universities. So far, the project has created 26 new research-based start-ups in Denmark.
A recent evaluation of the project shows that a new prototype for a stronger eco system for entrepreneurship at Danish universities is emerging.
The model has a real potential to lift Denmark from its current medium-position internationally to a country in front within commercialization of research.
Jes Broeng, Program Director, Open Entrepreneurship, says:
“Open Entrepreneurship has shown success in the pilot phase; Demonstrating an efficient way to get research results into start-up opportunities. It’s been a pleasure to see how this has benefited both the individual researchers and the industry in Denmark. We are excited to expand the collaboration across Danish universities together with entrepreneurs from industry”.
The Open Entrepreneurship programme is widely backed-up by researchers and entrepreneurs and is powered by Industriens Fond – recently with DKK 20 mill.
Thomas Hofman-Bang, CEO Industriens Fond, says:
“The Open Entrepreneurship approach has proven to step change the tech trans, thus enabling Danish universities to accelerate the commercialization of their research. This leads to a stronger Denmark: growth, jobs and larger return from the investment put into public research by creating new companies with high growth potential based on new technologies and unique knowledge.”
Read LinkedIn article (written by Jens Nyholm (IRIS Group), Carolina Velasco (IT University of Copenhagen) & Jes Broeng (Technical University of Denmark)


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The stock of Zee Entertainment fell 2.68% to Rs 470.30 on BSE on Thursday, hitting a 20-month low amid concerns investments in its video-on-demand website Zee5 are likely to drag margins in the near term.
The Zee Entertainment stock declined about 6% in the past three days.
Market participants said Zee5 would require to spend more on quality content to drive viewership and compete against large players with vast video streaming experience. They also said competing with digital and over-the-top platforms such as Netflix, Amazon and possibly a larger domestic rival like Reliance Jio Infocomm will be an overhang.
Earlier this year, ALTBalaji, the over-the-top video content provider wing of Balaji Telefilms, entered a deal with Reliance Jio to make available its original content on the Mukesh Ambani-led telco’s digital platforms such as Jio Cinema and Jio TV.
“They will have to increase the expenses to gain the market share and to stay in the competition. In live streaming, they will have to compete with big players like Amazon and Netflix which could put pressure on their margins for the next two-three years,” A K Prabhakar, head of Research at IDBI Capital.
So far in 2018, Zee Entertainment declined by 19.2% against Sensex’s gain of 12.3%. Of the 38 analysts who track the stock 24 gave it a ‘buy’ rating, 10 a ‘hold’ and four analysts gave a ‘sell’ rating.


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Parking prices up 12.5%
Thursday 06 September 2012
Britons are now spending nearly £8 billion a year to park their cars.
Parking prices rose 12.5% last year, with high charges deterring shoppers from visiting town centres, according to a survey by car insurance company Confused.com.
The most expensive parking is in Knightsbridge in central London, where motorists can be charged up to £36 for three hours.
The survey of 2,000 people found 69% intentionally avoided shopping areas with high parking prices.
As many as 65% said they would return to the high street if parking was more affordable, while 21% reckon current parking services do not offer enough space.
A total of 60% of motorists spend between six and 20 minutes every trip searching for a parking space, with 30% confessing to not feeling safe in car parks.
Nearly a quarter (24%) have been involved in a car park argument, with 11% of the altercations boiling over into physical violence.
Confused.com car insurance head Gareth Kloet said: "In today's difficult financial climate, people have had to find ways to save every penny possible.
"Over-priced parking charges are a problem that every motorist in the country has to deal with."
A Local Government Association spokesman said: "Many town and city centre car parks are operated by private companies or non-council organisations which set their own tariffs. No council puts up parking charges lightly and councils should rightly consult beforehand with residents and businesses which may be affected.
"Where councils are responsible for charges they strive to strike a balance between discouraging commuters from clogging spaces all day while not putting off residents from shopping locally. Introducing or increasing parking charges often boosts trade as it helps ensure a quicker turnover of shoppers.
"Councils also operate a range of parking incentives to encourage a vibrant high street such as free Sundays, cheaper evenings, free Christmas parking and community group discounts.
"There isn't room in our increasingly busy town and city centres to keep creating more parking spaces. Councils have worked hard to improve public transport and cycling provision to make it easier for people to travel to their local high street without needing their car.
"Any revenue raised from council parking charges must be spent on transport services such as filling potholes, bus passes for the elderly, park and ride schemes, street lights, parking services and road improvement projects, things which will benefit all road users at some point.
"Many councils, particularly in rural areas, actually have to subsidise parking services as the cost is not covered by charges or fines."
Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis said: "We are quite clear that councils shouldn't be using residents as cash cows in a bid to raise revenue. Instead, local authorities should be saving money through better procurement, cutting fraud, more joint working and using transparency to drive out waste.
"The Government wants to see councils adopt parking policies that benefit local people, motorists and shoppers alike. That's why we have ended the last government's requirements to limit spaces, push up soaring parking charges and encourage aggressive parking enforcement so it doesn't have an adverse impact on the high street."
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Mercedes is to shake up the premium small car segment next year when it launches an all-new B-class. The new car is based on ground-breaking new technology, according to senior Mercedes sources.
Many in the industry had expected the line-up of new small Mercedes to be a family of conventional, Golf-class road cars. However, the head of development for the A and B-class and Smart families, Jorg Prigl, says the new MFA Mercedes Front-drive Architecture) platform is so radical that it will be the subject of a patent.
“We will start with the B-class and the MFA platform will contain an IP [Intellectual Property] solution that will allow us to produce both a direct, high-roof, high seating position replacement for the B-class as well as a new range in the Audi A3 class,” Prigl told Autocar at the recent Paris motor show.
The structural innovation was apparently cooked up by the heads of ‘body in white design and safety’ at Mercedes. “The MFA also gives us the package room to fit a battery pack, fuel cell stack, hydrogen tanks and CNG tanks,” said Prigl. “It will allow us to build either an internal combustion or electrically driven vehicle, as well as a number of body styles.”
Some Mercedes insiders say the MFA patent could be revealed on 29 January next year, exactly 125 years after Karl Benz was awarded a patent for his Motorwagen, which was described as an “automobile fuelled by gas”. The upshot is that the MFA patent is likely to centre around an automobile that can be “powered by petrol, diesel, natural gas, hydrogen and electricity”.
Mercedes is also poised to bill the new A-class and B-class family as “the first car of the next chapter” in the history of the automobile.
Gorden Wagener, global automotive design chief for Daimler, said the new B-class is aimed at “loyal clients” who want the high driving position. “The A-class is completely different, a revolution, a benchmark in compact cars. It really defines the Mercedes brand,” he said.
A number of other body styles will emerge from the MFA project, including a small saloon previewed by the F800 concept. Most of the MFA models will be built at a new Mercedes factory situated in Hungary.


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"We call them the thundering herd," says library director Jody Ford, who claims that some die-hards arrive nearly an hour before the ribbon is cut for the 10AM charge to the Book Barn. "I was nearly run over the first year that I was librarian. I was standing in the center of the driveway, and all of a sudden the staff started screaming at me to get out of the way."
What's the allure? The barn and its neighboring tables contain as many as 9,000 used books at rock-bottom prices. Though volunteers hand-sort donated books, culling what former Book Barn chair Casey Kurtti has dubbed "the Tiffany items" for individual pricing, there's always the chance of finding the one that got away. Poet Mikhail Horowitz still gloats over finding a paperback hand-inscribed to Communion author Whitley Strieber from Beat writer William S. Burroughs. As he waited on line, Horowitz found a personal letter from Burroughs, whose autograph now fetches hundreds of dollars, tucked into its pages. "I'm literally breaking out in a cold sweat - I feel like I'm smuggling hashish through the Turkish border." The book's price? Fifty cents.
In 2003, the Stone Ridge Library introduced a more reliable way to find autographed books: its new local authors table offered over a hundred signed titles by 42 area writers, including novelists Laura Shaine Cunningham, Luc Sante, and Kim Wozencraft, screenwriters Ron Nyswaner and Zachary Sklar, children's author/illustrators Barbara Bash and Jon J. Muth, sportswriter Roger Kahn and Chicago composer John Kander. "All these people live here?" gushed one awestruck customer.
They do, and so do the artists, bakers, gardeners, musicians, face-painters, raffle donors, and hundreds of volunteers who make up a typical library fair. The 58th Stone Ridge Library Fair, on June 12, will kick off the trio of fairs that has graced Ulster County summers for decades. The most venerable is the Woodstock Library Fair, founded (under the name "country fair") in 1931, is set for July 31. New Paltz's Elting Memorial Library's fair runs a close second; the library will hold its 48th library fair on July 10 and 11.
All three fairs offer a lively blend of outdoor entertainment, arts and crafts, children's activities, raffles, old and new merchandise, food booths - and, of course, books. These beloved community events are also essential fundraisers for their respective libraries. Though the Stone Ridge Library recently became tax-supported, it still needs to raise over 20 percent of its annual budget on its own. "The library fair is the major fundraiser. We couldn't operate without it," says Jody Ford.
One month before Fair Day, the library's conjoined 1780 and 1810 stone houses are a hive of activity. There are piles of posters and volunteer sign-ups across from the circulation desk (one list says plaintively, "Anything!") The basement is crammed with used toys, Ford's tiny office with canvases for the Marbletown Arts Association's Baby Barn Gallery. In the warren of low-ceilinged attics, volunteers price donations for Empress Eleanore's Emporium (new and collectible gifts) and sort clothes for the popular rummage sale.
The overseer of these activities (and a staggering array of logistical details ranging from shuttle busses to Port-a-Potties and Bouncitty-Bounce rentals) this year is Barbara Cazakoff, a recent retiree from the New York Department of Labor. "She's one of the most organized people I've ever met in my life," marvels Ford.
Some of Cazakoff's innovations are a printed program with a site map and advertising space, and the introduction of local crafts vendors alongside traditional volunteer-run booths such as plants, bake sale, toys, and children's games. This year's silent auction will accept bids for a full week before Fair Day; raffle tickets are already on sale. Both feature an impressive assortment of goods and services donated by local businesses and library patrons.
The heart and soul of the Stone Ridge Library Fair is its huge corps of volunteers, many of whom have been at it for decades. "A whole generation of kids has grown up at the fair," says Ford, noting that the teens who run the hair-braiding booth used to be carried in Snuglis while their parents volunteered. But Cazakoff points out that some of her star volunteers are brand new to both fair and community. "We have people with expertise in marketing, retail sales, graphic arts. Everyone brings a creative twist. It's exciting to know that there's this much talent in the neighborhood."
There's an abundance of musical talent as well. Local recording artist Kurt Henry has booked a stellar lineup for the fair's stage; there will also be children's entertainers and a roving rummage fashion show. And the library desk will stay open during the event; fair patrons can check out books between courses of sausage and peppers and strawberry shortcake.


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A new Doraemon Exhibition from Japan is set to open in Singapore next month.
The Doraemon Exhibition Singapore 2022
The new exhibition which features original drawings from the legendary manga artist and Doraemon creator Fujiko F Fujio will be held outside of Japan for the first time in Singapore’s National Museum from 5 November 2022 to 5 February 2023.
Presented by sports and lifestyle retailer LEYOUKI with support from the museum, there will also be a selection of contemporary artworks that reinterprets Doraemon in our changing world.
Tickets to the exhibition are priced at $30 per person and is now available for booking online via the travel and activity platform Klook.
Children aged 5 and below can enter free of charge (verification of birth cert is required).
Doraemon Time-Travelling Adventures
This isn’t the first time National Museum has held a Doraemon-themed exhibit – back in 2020, the museum brought in dozens of life-sized Doraemon figurines along with the robot cat’s famous gadgets such as Anywhere Door, Memory Bread and more.
Here’s a quick recap.
Can’t wait for the new one to arrive.
H/T: Top featured image via Klook and National Museum of Singapore.
- What: The Doraemon Exhibition Singapore 2022
- Where: 93 Stamford Rd, National Museum of Singapore, Singapore 178897
- When: 5 Nov 2022 – 5 Feb 2023
- Time: 10am to 7pm daily (Last admission at 6.30pm)
- Nearest MRT Station: Bras Basah


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Building brands, digitally: Dentsu India buys out Webchutney
The Dentsu India Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tokyo-headquartered media giant Dentsu Inc, has acquired an 80% stake in digital agency Webchutney. The move is part of Dentsu India’s plans to press the accelerator on campaigns tailored for digital and mobile technology platforms.business Updated: May 27, 2013 00:35 IST
The Dentsu India Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tokyo-headquartered media giant Dentsu Inc, has acquired an 80% stake in digital agency Webchutney. The move is part of Dentsu India’s plans to press the accelerator on campaigns tailored for digital and mobile technology platforms.
Founded by Sidharth Rao and Sudesh Samaria in 1999, Webchutney boasts an impressive client roster including Airtel, Unilever, MasterCard, Coca-Cola, Bacardi Martini, Budweiser, ITC, Marico, Madura Garments, Titan, Bajaj, Reliance Retail and Saint Gobain among others.
Through this deal, Network18 Media & Investments has sold its entire 70% stake in Webchutney which it had acquired 2007. The divestment is part of Network 18’s move to exit non-core businesses.
“The next big leap in India’s advertising world will come in the area of digital space. We have specific plans to scale up our operations in this area,” Rohit Ohri, executive chairman of Dentsu India Group told HT. Ohri did not disclose the size of the deal.
Cellphones are used by more than three out of four Indians.
“For advertisers, the biggest challenge will be on how to most optimally use the mobile phone for building a brand,” said Ohri.
“The Dentsu network is ‘future obsessed’ and that fits in perfectly with what we do here at Webchutney,” said Sudesh Samaria, national creative director and co-founder, Webchutney.
Dentsu Inc commenced its India operations in October 2003 in a joint venture with the Mogae Group. In 2011, the parent company acquired the India businesses and the new Dentsu India Group became a 100% subsidiary of Dentsu Inc. The new Dentsu India Group comprises three independent, full-service advertising agencies: Dentsu Communications, Dentsu Marcom and Dentsu Creative Impact; a media arm — Dentsu Media, Dentsu Digital — a digital agency and Taproot India — its creative boutique.
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Ford has had a shortage of model identification nameplates and vehicle oval badges.
The success of any product aimed at the general public depends on its ability to stand out from the competition and be easily recognised by its target audience. Brand badges, especially on vehicles, are the only obvious identifiers in the auto industry other than the design.
Ford’s current supply chain problems may be traced in large part to the blue oval emblems that are placed on nearly every Ford vehicle as part of its eponymous brand.
Ford emblems and model identification nameplates are in short supply at the Detroit automaker.
The problem, which affects badges for its F-Series trucks, was originally reported by The Wall Street Journal on Friday, citing anonymous sources.
Having informed Michigan officials that it had thrown industrial chemicals into a local sewage system in August, the business that had previously created badges for Ford, Tribar Technologies, was ordered to curtail operations, as reported by the Journal.
A few days after warning of a possible inventory buildup of up to 45,000 vehicles that may lack certain parts, Ford Motor Co. on September 22 announced a management shift and the restructuring of its product development and supply chain groups.
Until a new supply chain director is appointed, the carmaker has announced that CFO John Lawler will be responsible for directing the overhaul of the company’s worldwide supply chain operations.
On Wednesday, reports emerged that Ford, another major US automaker, was planning thousands of job cuts as part of an effort to slash costs and accelerate the company’s transition to electric vehicles.
The Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources, reports that the company will announce the loss of almost 4,000 positions in the coming weeks.


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The famous Christmas Market in the grounds of Belfast City Hall may not be with us this year, but fans will be able to visit a “Buy Belfast” virtual Christmas Market.
More than 100 Belfast businesses and entrepreneurs – the majority start-ups - are setting up their stalls in the city’s first ever virtual market, with support from Belfast Council.
The Buy Belfast Virtual Christmas Market launches on Facebook this Friday November 20 as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, and will run through the festive period until Sunday December 20.
There’s an even greater range of products on offer at the virtual market than available at the traditional City Hall market - from sweet treats, to arts and crafts, accessories and jewellery, beauty, antiques, theatre vouchers and more.
Belfast Lord Mayor, Alderman Frank McCoubrey, said: “The virtual Christmas Market is great for small business, and it’s great for consumers too. We’re seeing more and more that people want to shop local, support the city’s businesses and gift something really special at the same time.
“The pandemic has hit small Belfast businesses and entrepreneurs hard, so we’re supporting them by offering an online platform to showcase and sell their products ahead of Christmas.”
Lydia Hodgins of LocalBox said: “We are really looking forward to taking part in the virtual market - it's a great opportunity to bring our home deliveries of the best food and drink NI has to offer to a wider audience.
“This initiative will make it easier for people to buy from local businesses this Christmas and means they can still enjoy the experience of browsing and buying unique gifts at a market this year."
'Chief Elf' Fleur Mellor, from Elfagram, added: “We’re looking forward to reaching lots of new customers with our innovative and memorable gift of a song, delivered direct to loved ones’ doors – and our elves can’t wait to spread their festive cheer across Belfast and beyond.”
To join the “Buy Belfast Virtual Christmas Market” private Facebook group go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/1349995058676149.
If you are a Belfast-based business or entrepreneur, you can take part in the virtual market and sell your products to the public for free. To reserve a free stall call 028 9076 1030.


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By Derrek Lee published March 28, 2022
Fitness and health features are a nice plus, but the experience is all about convenience.
(Image credit: Chris Wedel / Android Central)
What you need to know
- We asked our readers about the main reason why they purchased a smartwatch.
- Of the votes, 50% said that it was about the convenience that comes with owning a smartwatch.
- Fitness tracking came in second with 22% of votes, while health features came in third with 17%.
Over the weekend, we wanted to know why our readers purchased smartwatches. This came up based on a conversation we had in our last podcast about the state of Wear OS following the launch of the Galaxy Watch 4 and how it compares to WatchOS on the Apple Watch.
Out of more than 1500 responses, 50% said that convenience was the biggest reason for owning a smartwatch. This could refer to notifications, music controls, smart home controls, access to the virtual assistant, and more. This could even relate to fitness tracking, which received 22% of the votes, as untethered smartwatches are able to make phone calls and send texts without needing the phone nearby, a handy feature while on a run.
We received plenty of responses from our readers, letting us know why they purchase smartwatches. On Twitter, one reader says that their primary reason is the convenience of not pulling out their phone for every notification. The ability to change watch faces on the best Android smartwatches is also a plus, something you can’t do on a traditional smartwatch.Sponsored LinksVillas For Sale in Dubai Might Totally Surprise YouVillas for Sale in Dubai | Search Adshttps://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=androidcentral&dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NlbnNpdGl2ZV9tZWRpYV9pbnRlcnN0aXRpYWxfMTM5NjMiOnsiYnVja2V0IjoiaW50ZXJzdGl0aWFsIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd190d2VldF9yZXN1bHRfbWlncmF0aW9uXzEzOTc5Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InR3ZWV0X3Jlc3VsdCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1507747604502921224&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.androidcentral.com%2Fbiggest-reason-we-buy-smartwatches&sessionId=49cef3e6ff24778c550b40d7208cb57918131abc&siteScreenName=androidcentral&theme=light&widgetsVersion=c8fe9736dd6fb%3A1649830956492&width=550pxSee more
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“I would argue that the biggest convenience beyond seeing messages is the payment function. This became especially good for me during the height of the pandemic when we weren’t sure about touching things. Now, I use it all the time and haven’t really carried cash in a long time as a result.”
Others point out how they’re suitable for fitness tracking, particularly devices from companies like Garmin that last for a week or more on a single charge, and how they make good style accessories. However, there’s no denying that smartwatches have become much more useful as companies continue to pump more features into them and can significantly supplement your smartphone experience. This is likely what led to the rise in smartwatch sales in 2021.
Hopefully, Google can really take advantage of this momentum with the upcoming Wear OS 3 update.
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On the 14th, of November 2023 founders of Virtalent, Ellie Wilson and Sam Wilson, attended the prestigious Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
The company was nominated in the Small Business Award category, a distinction that placed Virtalent among the top 12 small businesses in the UK as recognised by Lloyds.
This annual event brings together some of the most innovative and dynamic companies from across the U.K. From small startups to large corporations, all levels of business were celebrated for their exceptional contributions to the business sector at these renowned awards.
And while the whole of Virtalent’s hard work and determination meant that we received a nomination in this year’s awards, we sadly didn’t win the top prize. However, even just being nominated is a significant recognition for the company.
Reflecting on both the nomination and the recognition by Lloyds, Ellie said, “This nomination and being acknowledged as one of the top 12 small businesses in the UK by Lloyds really is a testament to the team’s passion and the people that Virtalent helps every day. It's a significant recognition and highlights our position as a leader in our field, even though we didn't win the top prize.”
Sam later said “The evening was a fantastic experience and an opportunity to connect with other businesses. Meeting so many other business owners from across Britain was inspiring and really encouraging for the future of the industry.”
At Virtalent, we are committed to continual growth and innovation. We love to help businesses achieve both their business goals and entrepreneurs achieve a better work-life balance. If you are in need of some support, get in touch with our team today for a free consultation call and find out how a VA may be the answer.


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|Me on cruthces, not a good combination.|
|The pressure bandage on my leg. The doctor told me to remove the nail varnish but as my friends on FB think it's sexy I have decided not to heed the doctor's words.|
|Wonderful 4 hour epic Bollywood film|
I have also been watching a lot of television, mostly the news programmes. The biggest piece of news in Spain this week has been the abolition of bullfighting in Catalonia on the grounds that it is cruel and outdated. Critics in Madrid and elsewhere claim the ban has little to do with animal rights and more to do with asserting political independence from Spain's capital. Be that as it may, I personally think that bullfighting is terribly cruel. I see it as a similar sort of spectacle to the Roman gladiators which is just not admissible in these times. This is a big issue in Spain as many people make their living from bullfighting and banning it for example in Andalucía where people live and breathe the sport seems impossible today. However the Catalans, as the Canary people before them, have paved the way for an eventual end to this stupid cruelty which fewer and fewer Spaniards relate to and which has become more of a tourist attraction.
|Bullfigthing was banned in Catalonia this week. Hopefully this will be the beginning of the end of this cruel spectacle.|
This was the week the new and much acclaimed iPhone 4 was launched in the Spanish market. The launch comes after the “antennagate” issue where there have been complaints about the reception and coverage of the device. Amazingly enough Steve Jobbs (Apple’s CEO) admitted to the failure and has offered customers free plastic cases which he says should put an end to the issue. Apple is so popular, consumers still want the device despite the problem and this week when it was launched on the Spanish market there were apparently huge queues of people anxious to buy Apple’s latest little miracle device. I was a little skeptical about the queues and you will wonder why. When I worked with Nokia I did the PR in Spain when their famous games phone, the NGage. We created a lot of hype around its launch and one of the things we did was to hire a queue. That was when I found out how these things work. The agency we hired the queue from admitted they also hired out queues to the Spanish department store, El Corte Inglés on their first sales day in January. So now you understand why I was skeptical about the queues reported for the iPhone 4 launch in Spain this week.
|Don't always believe launch queues as they are often hired as a marketing gimmick.|
|We stopped off at Palacio de Bornos in Rueda for ham and wine on our way to Montrondo, as we always do.|
|Olivia with baby Noa this weekend in Montrondo.|
|The 4 of us in Hawaiian dress at the annual gathering in Montrondo on Saturday.|
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New Oktoberfest Security Announced – Backpack Ban and Fence Coming
New security measures for Oktoberfest in Munich have been announced, with a ban on backpacks and large bags, as well as a fence which will be erected around the festival grounds.
The organising committee of the event made the decision yesterday in light of the recent security fears in Europe, to ensure a safe event for the expected 6 million visitors.
Oktoberfest Security Measures will include
- A complete ban on bags over 10x15x20 cm or 3 Litres in volume (if you can fit 3 Bavarian-size beers into it, it’s too big)
- All entrances will have extensive security
- People and the items they bring may be checked / searched when entering the festival grounds
- A mobile fence will be erected around the festival grounds to ensure security checks can’t be avoided
- The entrance at the U-Bahnhof Theresienwiese (underground train station) will be changed to redirect festival access via the gates
For the first time, storage lockers will be made available outside of the festival where visitors can store any items not permitted to the festival. 450 security personnel will be stationed at the 13 public entrance gates, with significant delays and line-up times expected during peak times.
A new fence with multiple entrance gates will be erected around the festival
“We want to do everything we can in terms of security so that the people of Munich and their guests can revel in a relaxed way,” Josef Schmid, Munich’s deputy mayor told reporters. “We looked at all options.” dw.com reports.
Over 6 million beer-loving visitors are expected at the 2016 Oktoberfest in Munich, the 183rd installment of the traditional Bavarian beer festival. With last year’s beer consumption topping out at 7.3 million Liters, visitors will likely prove to be thirsty once again.


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OpenStreetMap (OSM), the open source mapping project, has secured its first commercial partner by linking up with property search engine Nestoria.
The move will see Nestoria displaying OSM’s user generated maps alongside its property listings – a boost for the project as it seeks to gain popularity among third-party developers.
It is five years to the day that Apple launched the almighty iPod. The device has undoubtedly transformed the way many of us buy and listen to music. In the last five years, 68 million iPods have been sold, and the company holds a staggering 75% share of the market.
Alongside the iPod's success, its companion service iTunes now holds 88% of the legal music download market and is now more than breaking even, according to Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer.
The Spam Cube is a piece of anti-spam hardware which is being launched through Amazon in the UK, designed to sit between a broadband modem and your PC/laptop, scanning incoming email for unwanted messages.
This hardware will retail at around £100, but the real question is why internet users should have to pay for hardware to deal with this problem. Isn’t this a problem which could be dealt with some other way? You know, ISPs, that sort of thing...?
New research from the Online Publisher’s Association claims that visitors to its member's branded content sites are more sought-after consumers than those who use portal sites, such as Yahoo.
The research, carried out by DJG Marketing using data from Nielson/Net Ratings and MRI indicates that visitors to the OPA sites bought more frequently and spent more money across several major categories including, entertainment, financial services, travel and automotive.
Google has given a boost to the blogging community by highlighting its blog search service on Google News.
The move, which took place over the weekend, has seen links to the one year old service added to the front page of Google News and at the end of search results.
Mashup enthusiasts will be pleased to hear that the Ordnance Survey is to release an API for non-commercial applications.
Former FT and Channel 4 boss Justin Dukes has formed a new company which sends out price information on electrical and white goods via SMS, according to the Sunday Times.
Robin Good has some interesting tips about the effective use of video to market your products and services online. Video marketing can be excellent method of communicating the benefits of your products or services within a short space of time.
When a visitor is delivered to your site by a search engine or some other link, they will be looking for the information they require instantly. A good video demo can save them having to trawl through the site to find the information or, worse still, deciding to look elsewhere.
A survey by the Royal Mail has revealed that consumers in the UK spent an average of £609 online so far this year, with catalogues fuelling this spending increase.
The survey showed a link with catalogues, with 61% of consumers consulting one before making an online purchase, while 83% regularly use catalogues before buying online.
Amazon is about to enter into competition with the likes of Yahoo! Answers and Microsoft Q&A with the launch of a new site, Askville, which allows users to have their queries answered by other community members.
The site is still at the testing stage at the moment, and participation is currently by invitation only, as well as only being available in the US and Canada.
Internet auction site eBay has announced a 10% rise in its third-quarter profits, posting a 31% increase in sales, to $1.4 billion (£748.9m) in the three months up to September. The company's net income was $281 billion.
The profits rise was driven by a growth in its auctions; its payment service PayPal increased revenue by 41% over last year’s third quarter results.
Fresh back from a trip to Greenland, Torsten Jacobi answers some questions about his fast-growing blog network, Creative Weblogging.


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Gee thanks, Ofcom! BT 'pleased' to hang onto pricing 'freedom' for Openreach fibre product
Regulator snipped wholesale broadband fees though
BT claimed this morning to be chuffed with a series of regulatory proposals from Blighty's communications watchdog. They include a push for faster repair times from its Openreach arm and a decision not to impose price restrictions on the telecoms giant's fibre products.
Ofcom also confirmed today that it planned to cut wholesale fees for ISPs that pay for leased lines from one-time state monopoly BT.
The watchdog said that broadband customers wishing to switch to another telco often felt the pinch from the £50 fee Openreach demands from providers who sell their services over BT's network. It said:
"Ofcom intends to cut this wholesale fee to £11, which would allow providers to offer lower retail start-up fees.
"Also, where an existing superfast customer switches to a different supplier, the minimum length of the wholesale contract between BT and the new supplier would reduce from a year to one month. This gives flexibility for telecoms providers to offer shorter retail contracts."
But the regulator said it would not impose the wholesale price drop on Openreach's fibre broadband service because BT "is currently constrained by the availability of standard broadband services, and by competition from Virgin Media’s cable network".
Ofcom added that draft charge controls were planned on the prices BT's Openreach division can slap on ISPs for some of its standard broadband wholesale services over its copper network. It said the charges would apply to the following products:
- A ‘shared unbundled’ line to a property. This allows telecoms providers to provide broadband services to their customers by installing their own equipment in Openreach’s telephone exchanges, while BT provides the voice connection. In March 2014, the wholesale cost for this service was £9.89 per year. Ofcom intends to set a cap on this charge, reducing it to £5.54 from 1 July and then in real terms by CPI [consumer price index] -33.4 per cent each year from March 2015 to 2017;
- A ‘fully unbundled’ line to a property. Again, the telecoms provider uses its own equipment in the exchange, but this time it takes full control of the line to offer both broadband and voice. In March 2014, the wholesale cost for this service was £83.92 per year. Ofcom intends to allow this to increase slightly in real terms to £86.10 from 1 July, and then by CPI +0.3 per cent each year from March 2015 to 2017; and
- Wholesale line rental, which is used by communications companies to offer voice telephone services to consumers using lines rented from Openreach. In March 2014, this cost £93.32 per year. Ofcom intends for this to fall to £91.04 from 1 July, and then in real terms by CPI -3.0 per cent each year from March 2015 to 2017.
Ofcom added that, as it previously stated in December last year, BT would be expected - in around 80 per cent of cases - to repair business and consumer broadband and telephone connections within two working days.
It would also be required, under the new measures, to ensure that most customers needing a new line installed will have received an appointment within 12 working days of BT being contacted by providers, such as BSkyB and TalkTalk who rely on Openreach to provide a decent service.
BT is expected to comply with the rules from the summer, the watchdog said. If it fails, the company would face sanctions that could include fines, Ofcom warned.
But BT has plenty of time to respond to the measures as they won't come into full effect until April 2016.
However, some might argue that Ofcom is being a bit soft on BT by saying that - depending on specific circumstances such as extreme weather conditions - the company does not have to meet the targets. Such rain-stopping-play events, the regulator said, could hit around 3 per cent of repairs and 1 per cent of installations in a typical year.
Ofcom's raft of proposals affecting BT Openreach won't be finalised until next month, the watchdog said. The draft decisions also need to be waved through by the European Commission.
BT said it was delighted with the outcome of Ofcom's plans. Here's the company's canned statement in full, you lucky things:
BT welcomes the conclusion of this review which recognises the link between improved customer service levels and the price of Openreach’s wholesale copper products for the first time. Openreach is committed to improving its customer service levels so we support the new targets outlined by Ofcom today.
The creation of a further 1600 engineering jobs over the course of this year will help us to continue to meet or exceed these standards. We have also stated that we will publish regular performance data on the Openreach website from this summer to increase transparency.
Regulation needs to reflect the level of competition in the market so it’s only right that Ofcom is levelling the playing field by largely removing the artificial price difference between the wholesale products consumed by the LLU [local loop unbundling] operators and those bought by other companies. We feel Ofcom could have gone further however by addressing this imbalance immediately rather than over a three year period.
We are pleased that Ofcom has acknowledged the success of the current regulatory framework by maintaining pricing freedom for Openreach’s fibre products. The UK boasts one of the most competitive markets in the world with around 140 Communication Providers selling fibre via our open wholesale network, whilst more than 3.2 million households also take superfast broadband from Virgin Media.
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It is understood that the brand may move away from its 'Taste the Possibilities' campaign, introduced in February as part of a wider global push created by Ogilvy Brazil.
The soft-drinks company has hired ad agency Crispin Porter & Bogusky to refresh the strategy for Coke Zero. Coca-Cola's latest move to shake up its advertising in the region follows the appointment of BETC London to its Diet Coke ad account earlier this month.
Coca-Cola NWEN is understood to be seeking greater autonomy from the global business to better appeal to tastes of local markets.
News of the shake-up follows confirmation that Coke Zero is to reprise its tie-up with the James Bond franchise for the forthcoming movie Skyfall, to be released on 26 October.
A Coca-Cola spokeswoman said: 'Coke Zero's 2012 campaign is built around inviting consumers to 'Taste The Possibilities' and is an evolution of its campaign from the previous year. We recently announced the brand's Bond SKYFALL partnership, with forthcoming activity amplifying this across a fully integrated marketing campaign. It is too early to comment on any activity beyond 2012.'


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At a meeting in Brussels this week Dr Clive James, chair of the international service for the acquisition of agri-biotech applications (ISAAA) and a leading proponent of agricultural biotechnology for the developing world, said that global food production will need to be doubled by 2050 to meet the needs of a predicted world population of nine billion people. Biotech crops could make up the shortfall.
"No single approach will provide the solution,"said Dr James. "Conventional crop improvement alone will not double food production by 2050, and similarly, biotechnology is not a panacea - GM is not the silver bullet that will solve all of the problems."
Dr James expressed his firm belief that any successful strategy to meet the growing global demand for food would have to make use of multiple approaches, integrating both conventional and GM crops in order to optimise productivity.
The challenge, as he sees it, is how to accommodate diverse opinions on GM technology within a global strategy, especially given the sceptical stance of many in Europe, reports CORDIS.
Dr James accepted that concerns surrounding GM crops, such as food safety, their environmental impact and the issue of who owns the technology, are currently hampering acceptance in Europe, but he argued that these issues represent only one side of the argument.
"What many people in Europe must ask themselves is 'what are the risks of not adopting GM?'" said the scientists. He offered the example of a brain drain of scientific talent from Europe to other parts of the world, resulting in Europe not being at the cutting edge of the technology.
"What people must realise is that if Europe chooses to reject GM technology, it will be turning its back on the whole iceberg, not simply the tip," he added.
The ISAAA representive hopes that the new EU labelling and traceability rules, which came in to force on 18 April, will open up new developments in Europe and lead to the reestablishment of GM product approvals. A view that reflects the Commission position.
The introduction of practical coexistence measures should open the way for the cultivation of GM crops in Europe within the next five years, said Dr James, and he described the limited cultivation of GM maize in Spain as 'encouraging'.
When asked what benefits GM crops offer to consumers in Europe, Dr James accepted that the advantages for ordinary citizens are less evident than those for farmers. But he argued that 'value-added' products could be the path to acceptance. European consumers may be better persuaded by 'quality trait' GM varieties currently under development, such as a type of soya bean that can lower cholesterol levels in the body.
Ultimately the scientists claims that it is the potential benefits that GM crops can deliver in the developing world, in particular to relieve the 870 million people currently suffering from malnutrition, that Dr James considers the decisive argument in favour of the technology. "The problem may be that hunger is a difficult concept for consumers in the EU and US to relate to, " he concluded.


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GM says November China auto sales up 5.3 percent year-on-year
(Reuters) - General Motors Co (GM.N) and its Chinese joint ventures sold 310,094 vehicles in China in November, up 5.3 percent from the same month a year earlier, the U.S. automaker said on Wednesday.
That follows a 3.2 percent year-on-year rise in October and a 15.2 percent rise in September.
The company's sales in the first 11 months of the year totaled 3.18 million vehicles, up 10.1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
GM has said it plans to invest $12 billion in China between 2014 and 2017 and build five more plants to ramp up its manufacturing capacity.
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"Ingogo, available in Sydney and Melbourne, is one of the better booking systems that puts you directly in contact with nearby taxi drivers.."
"ingogo gives drivers a smartphone connected to a magnetic stripe card reader that allows them to accept credit card payments"
"Ingogo uses smartphone technology to enable passengers to directly contact drivers, rather than booking a call through networks"
"The iPhone-based system, known as Ingogo, has shaken up the 'first come, first served' system run by established networks..."
"Since launching in Sydney eight weeks ago, Ingogo has signed up almost 1000 taxi drivers and 34,000 passengers have downloaded the app"


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One selling point of MOOCs (massive online open courses) has been that students can access courses from the world’s most famous universities. The assumption—especially in the marketing messages from major providers like Coursera and edX—is that the winners of traditional higher education will also end up the winners in the world of online courses.
But that isn’t always happening.
In fact, three of the 10 most popular courses on Coursera aren’t produced by a college or university at all, but by a company. That company—called Deeplearning.ai—is a unique provider of higher education. It is essentially built on the reputation of its founder, Andrew Ng, who teaches all five of the courses it offers so far. Link
The MOOC story is like so much of tech — or drug discovery for that matter. Finding a use for a drug invented for another reason often offers the biggest payback. This story has barely begun.


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Slimfast Inks New National HQ Deal In Palm Beach County
Slimfast has leased over 13,000 square feet of Class-A office space at Golden Bear Plaza in Palm Beach Gardens.
The full-floor space will serve as national headquarters for Slimfast, marking the culmination of the company’s return to the South Florida region. The company had previously been based in West Palm Beach before its relocation to New Jersey upon its sale in 2000 to Unilever. Slimfast has recommitted to South Florida, citing the region’s economic dynamics and its lifestyle appeal to a qualified workforce.
Tom Robertson of CRE Florida Partners (pictured above) represented Healthy Delights, which together with Dallas-based Kainos Capital acquired a majority interest in Slimfast last year. Healthy Delights and Kainos Capital hold an 80 percent stake in Slimfast while Unilever retains 20 percent.
The Kainos Capital portfolio of health and wellness companies currently includes Milk Specialties Global, the largest value-added whey protein manufacturer in North America; InterHealth Nutraceuticals, an international provider of specialty nutraceutical ingredients; and Healthy Delights, an international branded marketer of supplement products including the popular line of nutritional confection chews and Nu-Life, a 50 year-old multivitamins brand. In 2013, Healthy Delights was named Vendor of the Year by GNC, a leading global specialty retailer of health and wellness products.
Chris Tisi, the CEO and founder of Healthy Delights, became the CEO of Slimfast as well.
The Slimfast lease tops off a total of more than 41,000 square feet of new leases signed at Golden Bear Plaza, a three-building office complex situated just north of PGA Boulevard and featuring spectacular ocean and intracoastal views.
“Slimfast is on the verge of launching revitalized and innovative new product lines, and a South Florida location compliments those exciting dynamics,” said Chris Tisi, CEO of Healthy Delights. “We’re looking forward to welcoming large retailers to our headquarters space, which will be emblematic of our new, quality products.”
Added Jason Sundook, Principal of NAI/Merin Hunter Codman, “We see a trend of national companies returning to South Florida and to the appeal of the Palm Beach Gardens market. The area offers the ideal live/work formula with an abundance of luxurious residential communities, retail amenities and superb highway access coupled with top-quality office space.”
Sundook negotiated the Slimfast lease on behalf of Golden Bear Plaza ownership.
Slimfast, which plans to occupy its space next month, recently began hiring for its new location, tapping 25 professionals from around the country. The firm expects to add another 25 staff members over the next 12-24 months. Slimfast operations at Golden Bear Plaza will include sales, marketing, and product development and innovation. New products on the horizon include nutritional meal-replacement products, smoothie mixes, 100-calorie snack options, breakfast-aisle products, and Slimfast single-serve products for coffee/espresso machines, among others.
Says CEO Tisi, of the new Slimfast ownership, “We’re committed to the nutritional food service sector for consumers with an investment track record to prove it. We have the ‘change capital’ to make enormous strides and attract new generations of consumers to Slimfast products.”
NAI/Merin Hunter Codman announced a strong roster of additional new tenants at Golden Bear Plaza, further pointing to the upswing and strength of the PGA-corridor market. Those tenants include:
- Xcovery — a clinical-stage company focused on the development of next generation targeted therapeutics for cancer;
- Traub, Lieberman, Strauss and Shrewsberry – law firm whose clients include financial advisors, corporate directors and product manufacturers;
- Baird, an international wealth management and capital markets firm;
- Barclay Breland Family Office a wealth management firm;
- Camden Capital, a wealth management firm;
- Lipari Ribek Group, independent financial advisors;
- Atlas One Financial Group, a licensed securities broker-dealer;
- Peak Reps, LLC, a financial services firm.
Collectively, Slimfast and 15 other new tenants account for over 41,000 square feet at Golden Bear Plaza — more than 15 percent of the complex’s 243,000 total. In addition to the new leases, tenant renewals also remain strong.
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Chevrolet has been actively participating in the automobile industry for a long time now. They have got a huge mass that are diehard fans of Chevy. Among the many cars that are going to be launched as facelift version two years later, 2018 Chevrolet Silverado is one of them. This car recently became a hot topic of discussion after few photos of it go viral. These photos were clicked while the car was spotted on the road during its test drive.
This is another popular small truck of this brand and the brand well understands that small trucks are having increasing demand these days. The demand will go higher as days go by. This is because small trucks are just perfect for small-scale business, and these businesses are growing up at an enormous rate. Around the world, there is now quite a considerable mass of entrepreneurs than there was a few years back. These small trucks are good for them since they do not require larger ones and cannot afford one too.
Small trucks are getting modern and technologically advanced these days just like 2018 Chevrolet Silverado. While test drive photos were clicked, most parts of it including headlights, tail lights, hood, and grille were covered. Still, sources tried their best to find out and observe the exterior of this vehicle. This time, there will be the special attraction of LED around the headlights which have been noticed very well. This should be a treat to the eyes. Just like any other car owner, small truck owners also wish to flaunt their vehicles. They want to see their car having a trendy appearance with latest consoles and not just called trash.
Grille section is divided into two rectangular regions with mesh type structure. This should intake enough air to keep the engine cool since these cars travel large distances and engines heat up more. There are two fog lamps of square dimension in two sides of the front bumper. Indicator lamps are also installed beside each headlight. These indicators are slim and vertical. Ground clearance is quite good and high in 2018 Chevrolet Silverado which will reduce every risk of hitting the ground in off roads to almost zero.
2018 Chevrolet Silverado Engine
Standard alloy wheels of 19 inches are installed in this car. Goods loading space has been enhanced this time due to which you will be able to load more goods now. There are special provisions made for fixing your goods tightly. The engine of 2018 Chevrolet Silverado has got a 4.3-liter V6 engine as the base version. There will also be two more versions. One of these versions will be having a 5.3-liter V8 engine and another will be having a 6.2-liter V8 engine.
Fuel economy and Price
These engine variants are powered by a new technology-enabled 8-speed automatic transmission. Presently Silverado provides a fuel economy of around 18 mpg for city drive and around 24 mpg for the highway drive. With latest engines, these fuel economy ratings are supposed to increase. The price of 2018 Chevrolet Silverado has not yet been revealed by the brand.


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Protests Against French Data Storage Law Shaping Up
The French Association of Community Internet Services (ASIC) that consists Google Inc., Facebook Inc., and eBay, among others, has called on the attention of State Council to strike down the data storage law requiring technology firms to retain personally identifiable information of their customers.
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act passed in 1986 parallels the new cyber regulations allowing authorities to gain access to personally identifiable data of internet users, with the Department of Justice supporting the removal of restriction to access of such information.
The French data storage decree, which was issued on February 25, updated the 2004 Legal Regime for E-Commerce Trust (LCEN) to make it mandatory for all service providers, Web mail providers, e-commerce companies, and online music and video sites to store the usernames, passwords, and IP addresses of their customers for at least a year.
The decree seeks to give government authorities access to such information when needed in an investigation.
Chester Wisniewski, a Senior Security Advisor at Sophos Canada, described the new legislation as having “stepped a little too far over the privacy line.”
In a blog post, Wisniewski wrote that a one year data storage of passwords “will make data loss events even more tragic.”
He argued that passwords must be either in plain text or in some reversible hashing algorithm for them to be transferable to police authorities upon request.
Moreover, Wisniewski warned that the decree may lead to more instances of compromise on the back of the observation that internet users are not inclined to creating unique passwords, so a “single small internet services firm could reveal all the information necessary to compromise” their other accounts.
The new data storage decree is the implementation of the European Union’s E-Commerce Directive. Other than passwords and usernames, the decree also requires retention of the customers’ financial transaction data, duration of their visits, pseudonyms, mailing addresses, and phone numbers.
Far from security issues, the members of ASIC raised concerns over the cost of storing large volumes of data for at least one year and argued that the data storage requirements went beyond the mandate of LCEN.
Nonetheless, the move will lead towards protecting the data of customers from unwanted exposure to third parties according to Wisniewski.
However, ASIC general secretary Benoit Tabaka said in an interview with a French paper that the decree’s coverage remains vague when it comes to global firms like Google Inc. Upon release of the data storage law, the types of information to be collected and retained were even unclear.
But when updates to the decree included other personally identifiable information, debates on whether to implement the data storage regulations started to burst.


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Transitioning to a member-only platform is also a strategic move to allow DayAway to better serve its community, she explained. “We are able to negotiate a wider range of utilities as we can pay more attention to that ultra curation of the membership and have a vetting process in place for people joining the community,” she said.
The group is currently offering perks such as upgrades at luxury hotels, discounts with some hospitality groups and reduced prices on premium champagne and spirits brands.
Waslen’s biggest goal is to disrupt the “archaic point system” of existing loyalty programmes that hotel groups currently use. “Our hope is that major players will take notice and turn that point system that expires and is not very flexible in terms of redemption into a saleable, tradeable digital asset with real monetary value,” she said.
Additionally, she suggests that NFTs may just be the first step, with the metaverse eventually coming into play even though a virtual experience may initially seem counterintuitive to the whole premise of travel.
“YouTube video content is now a very big part of the traveller discovery process – now imagine taking it one step further where you are discovering a hotel by experiencing it in the metaverse first,” she said.
“But in the metaverse you can understand what is core to the brand – be it wellness or perhaps art – and that could be the reason you book your flight. The metaverse is not going to replace real life experiences but it can really improve that discovery process.”


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Funcom’s Week of the Illuminati continues with a brand new teaser video giving a unique glimpse into the world of the Illuminati, one of the three secret societies of The Secret World. In Funcom’s upcoming modern-day massively multiplayer online game, the Illuminati are undoubtedly the most secret of the three secret societies.
Today Funcom kicks off the Week of the Illuminati, a full week of focus on the most secret of the three secret societies that players can join in the upcoming modern-day massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World’. Throughout the week Funcom will be serving information, artworks, screenshots, a video, and a developer Q&A on Facebook.
Check out the latest developer diary for Funcom’s latest MMO title The Secret World.
Funcom today opened the official beta registration for ‘The Secret World’, the highly anticipated upcoming massively multiplayer online game set in our own, modern-day world. Gamers can now register to be evaluated for participation in the upcoming phases of beta that will be running up to the launch of the game in April 2012. During the next months Funcom will be increasing the number of beta participants gradually.
Here’s a brand new The Secret World Trailer that was shown off at this year’s Gamescom. Enjoy this exciting new cinematic Trailer. Hit the jump to watch the trailer and leave a comment on your thoughts.
Fresh off the interesting new trailer showcased a few days ago, EA has released a few new screenshots of their upcoming MMO: The Secret World. To view the new screens hit the break, and don’t forget to let us know what you think in the comment section. Does The Secret World look interesting? Will you be picking it up once it releases?
From the dark and unforgiving Atlantic shoreline, to the overgrown attractions of a theme park lost to the darkness, the Savage Coast reveals more of its hidden mysteries in the latest location video from Funcom. Only a small part of the game, the Savage Coast is home to several unique monsters and myths as well as providing a fantastic backdrop for players to immerse themselves in. Hit the break to view the trailer.


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Cramer examines how the secondaries are getting some primary attention and also observes that the market is becoming more discerning.
Geopolitical risk is heating up and investors are feeling it.
Jim Cramer says Amazon may be mighty powerful, but the blindsided CEOs at the retail competition are starting to wise up.
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It will only be sold to “select early customers” for use in construction sites, in gas and power plants, and for public safety.
The news: Boston Dynamics has started selling its four-legged Spot robot, but you probably won’t be able to get your hands on one—yet. The company is only going to sell the robot to companies that can put it to practical use and develop custom modules that can be attached to its back to help perform specific tasks. It’s the reverse of the traditional sales process: firms need to send pitches to Boston Dynamics, which it will then assess them for suitability.
Why? Boston Dynamics only has 20 of the robots available right now, but it’s hoping to manufacture about 1,000 for use out in the field. So it has to be very choosy about who gets one. It hasn’t disclosed how much they will cost.
How could Spot be used? It could check for gas leaks using methane sensors, map the interior of a building with a lidar module, or even open doors using its arm. The robot is designed to withstand rain, so it can work outdoors, too. The product launch page shows off its capabilities: it can run at 1.6 meters per second, has 360-degree cameras, and can operate in temperatures ranging from 4 to 113 °F.
One catch: As The Verge explains, Spot was not designed to interact with or work around humans, and people were advised to give it a wide berth during tests. Until it is made safer, it’s unlikely we’ll see it wandering around in the wild. It’s also not quite as capable as Boston Dynamics’ slick PR videos suggest: it’s still a long way from being fully autonomous (which might reassure anyone who has watched the Metalhead episode of Black Mirror).
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Press Release (ePRNews.com) - MIAMI - Jun 23, 2017 - FastPBX’s website is giving business owners the ability to start a free trial quickly and easily. Choose either a local, toll free, or vanity number and pick the plan that suits your needs; FastPBX will take care of the rest.
If you’re a small business owner or office manager in need of a better business phone system, you now have the chance to test-drive any of FastPBX’s business phone plans right from the website (https://www.fastpbx.com/), including mobile-friendly plans for entrepreneurs and plans for larger enterprises. As more businesses turn to VoIP phone service for their communication strategy, demand sampling the capabilities that VoIP service providers offer will continue to increase as well.
“Most people want a faster and seamless experience online and this new process on our website allows professionals to have just that,” says David Delgado, FastPBX Sales Director. “We’re anticipating VoIP usage to continue growing and optimizing our website experience will help visitors to interact with us in a way that best suits their preferences.”
By having a way for business owners to choose their number and plan all at once without having to get on the phone with an agent, FastPBX is catering to the DIY approach some professionals crave. If a user needs agent support, however, they can call the number on the site for further assistance.
FastPBX currently offers business phone service to medium-sized and small businesses across the country. Their 24/7 U.S. based support team ensures that customers are taken care of as soon as possible and a 30-day money back guarantee with no contracts gives users the confidence they need to give FastPBX business phone service a try. Backed by reliable technology, FastPBX is becoming a leading provider of business phone systems and the number one choice for business owners everywhere.
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DARIEN - The economic crisis is taking its toll on many Connecticut businesses, including a specialty clothing store in Darien that's been in business for more than 30 years.
Erica Jensen, the owner of the Helen Ainson Shoppe, says her list of clients once topped more than 10,000 and now she sees about half coming to her store. Jensen says even when customers buy something it is rarely a whole outfit.
To make matters worse, Jensen says rents have increased but not sales so the mom and pop stores are struggling. Jensen has slashed prices to compete with the bigger stores and is hopeful that come spring things will be back to normal.


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Delaware’s oft-delayed medical marijuana program is experiencing another hold up. Columbia Care, a multistate MMJ company headquartered in New York, has postponed by at least six months the opening of its facility in The First State. Columbia Care’s facility was to be the third operating dispensary in Delaware, The News Journal reported. Because of zoning, […]
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Virtual reality and augmented reality headsets could finally move beyond early adopters and gamers, now that Facebook has hired a new executive to head up its VR efforts.
Former Xiaomi executive Hugo Barra has been appointed the new head of Facebook's VR business, and if his work history is any indicator, Facebook could bring its standalone Santa Cruze VR headset to the masses even faster that initially expected. Barra led the international expansion of Xiaomi, which was considered just a startup when he joined that company less than four years ago.
VR is simply the next step in human connectedness, according to Doug Clinton at research firm Loup Ventures, and apparently Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg believed that as well, leading up to Facebook's 2014 acquisition of Oculus.
"VR is an evolution of the PC and mobile, so owning the platform gives Facebook incremental control over openness and development of services," Clinton wrote in a Loup Ventures blog post.
Analysts predict that Facebook users could eventually be able to create their own VR content, whether it's viewed using a smart phone strapped to your face like Samsung's Gear VR 2 or a head-mounted display with its own processing power.
Even before Facebook hired the Chinese phone manufacturer's executive, research firm CCS Insights said it expected 12 million virtual and augmented reality devices to be sold this year, with that figure spiking to more than 24 million 2018.
And that's despite the lack of VR content for non-gamers, a problem soon to be addressed by the likes of Amazon.com. Earlier this month, that company took a big step into VR when it hired former Tribeca Film Festival director Genna Terranova to lead the production of Amazon Studios VR content.


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Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans hesitates that inflation is not increasing quickly enough to warrant the gradual rates forecasted for 2018.
Evans wants to “wait a little bit longer” than the upcoming March FOMC conference before raising rate of interest by a quarter portion point, he informs CNBC.
“My own choice would be to wait a bit longer, let the March anomalous inflation rate from a year ago fall out,” stated Evans, a highly appreciated but non-voting member of the FOMC this year.
“Let’s make sure these sort of Amazon, disruptive sort of prices models aren’t continuing to find their way into keeping inflation lower than that,” he added.
He likewise wishes to see more powerful wage development.
The U.S. developed 313,000 brand-new jobs in February, the greatest gain considering that mid-2016. Nevertheless, the 12-month increase in worker pay decreased to 2.6% from 2.8%, an indication that wages may not be rising as quickly as envisioned.
Evans in unlikely to persuade his colleagues that they should postpone raising rate of interest. Many Fed members have said a March rate walking is necessitated, and some have actually even forecasted four rate hikes by year’s end.
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Elon Musk passed Jeff Bezos to become the richest man in the world. Read all the funniest memes celebrating the news.
Back up billionaires there's a new king of the hill, Elon Musk is now the world's richest man. How much is his net worth?
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Amazon is now certified to deliver packages by drone. What will Amazon’s drone system look like – and what does this advancement mean for the economy?
Amazon is doing so dramatically well in a time where everyone else seems to be struggling, it’s worth the question: How much is Jeff Bezos's net worth?
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Americans increased their borrowing in April at the fastest pace in five months, especially with credit cards, according to a Federal Reserve report. Consumer credit rose by a seasonally adjusted $8.9 billion, or at a 6.3 percent annual rate.
The advance, bigger than many economists expected, offered an encouraging sign consumers will continue to spend and help along the economic recovery.
Demand for revolving credit rose $4.1 billion, or at an annual rate of 7 percent in April. That followed a $2.4 billion increase and a growth rate of 4.1 percent in March.
For non-revolving credit, including new cars and vacations, demand grew by $4.8 billion in April, or at an annual rate of 5.8 percent. That compared with a $4.4 billion increase, or a 5.4 percent growth rate, in March.
The 6.3 percent growth rate in overall consumer borrowing in April marked the biggest increase since November, when consumer credit shot up at a rate of 15 percent.
In March, total consumer credit rose at a 4.8 percent rate, according to revised figures. That was more brisk than the 3.3 percent pace the Fed reported a month ago.
Unlike past recessions, consumers continued to spend throughout this one, meaning they probably will not have a lot of pent-up demand to spend lavishly as the economy recovers from last year's recession. Consumer spending accounts for two-thirds of all economic activity.
Still, economists are optimistic that consumers will continue to spend in the months ahead, but probably at a modest pace.
The Fed's report on consumers includes credit card debt and loans for autos, boats and mobile homes. It does not include loans backed by real estate, such as home mortgages or increasingly popular home equity loans.
Separately, Standard & Poor's said fewer Americans fell behind in their credit card payments in April than in March, indicating that consumers have managed their heavy debt loads despite recent job cuts and loss of income.
S&P said its delinquency index on credit card payments fell to 5.2 percent in April, the lowest level since September 2001. The April delinquency reading was down from 5.3 percent for March but up from 4.9 percent a year earlier.


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WASHINGTON—The White House heralded President Barack Obama's phone call with Iranian counterpart Hasan Rouhani earlier this fall as a foreign-policy milestone born of a rush of last-minute diplomacy. But the historic conversation was more intricately choreographed than previously disclosed.
Top National Security Council officials began planting the seeds for such an exchange months earlier—holding a series of secret meetings and telephone calls and convening an assortment of Arab monarchs, Iranian exiles and former U.S. diplomats to clandestinely ferry messages between Washington and Tehran, according to current and former U.S., Middle Eastern and European officials briefed on the effort.
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